Role of Head Master on Safety Performance of Guilan Province Elementary Schools
Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat (Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention),
Vol. 11 No. 2 (1402),
5 February 2024
,
Page 141 - 128
https://doi.org/10.22037/iipm.v11i2.41203
Abstract
Background and Aim: Safety performance in schools is one of the most important issues that can be investigated in school management, and ignoring it causes major and irreparable damage. In line with this issue, the present research has investigated the effect of school safety management through learning, safety procedures, and safety culture on safety performance in elementary schools in Gilan province.
Methods: This research is based on a descriptive method and is applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the study consists of 2112 elementary schools in Gilan province, of which 295 schools were selected as the minimum necessary sample using the cluster sampling method. To collect data, the research questionnaire including 4 general questions and 62 specific questions was provided to the director and deputy (moderator) of the selected schools. After collecting the questionnaires, the structural equation modeling approach and SPSS and Smart PLS2 software were used to analyze the resulting data.
Results: The results show that the impact of safety management and leadership on safety learning and training (0.885), the impact of safety management and leadership on safety policies and procedures (0.822), the impact of safety learning and training on safety culture (0.557), The impact of safety policies and procedures on safety culture (0.387) and the impact of safety culture on safety performance (0.848) were significant. Also, the highest coefficient of the indirect path (0.418) related to the impact of safety management and leadership on safety performance is made through safety learning and training and safety culture.
Conclusion:To improve the safety culture in schools, students and staff should be allowed to participate in the process of decision-making and implementing the safety practices. Also, the responsibility of personnel related to the safety of school environment should be determined to make them respondent for creating and establishing safety.
Please cite this article as:
Meysam Khoshghadam M, Homayounfar M, Kamali Chirani F, Farasati S.Role of Head Master on Safety Performance of Guilan Province Elementary Schools. Irtiqa Imini Pishgiri Masdumiyat. 2023;11(2):128-141. https://doi.org/10.22037/iipm.v11i2.41203
- Safety Practices; Safety Performance; Safety Culture; Safety Management and Leadership; Safety Learning and Training
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